Classical Studies

Challenges narrow, ideological interpretations of the roles of female characters in Greek mythology.

Challenges many stereotypes of Greek women and offers insights into their experience of religion.

Offers a multifaceted look at women in myth, ritual, and daily life in classical Greece.

Analyzes the roles women played in the religious life of classical Athens.

A comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world.

Explores the ways in which the story of Helen of Troy has been told and retold in almost every century from the ancient world to the modern day.

Examines the major representations of Medea in myth, art, and ancient and contemporary literature.

Analyzes old and new views of Clytemnestra, ranging from that of a fearful monstrosity to that of a mater dolorosa.